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PASQENGEE CAR.

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A, E. OSTRANDER, PASSENGER GAR. v APPLIQATION F-ILEI) DEU. 12,1906. 5SHBETSSHEET 3l No.. 577,474. PATENTE? 'AN', 3.,

A. E. OSTRANDER. PASSENGER GAR.

APPLIOATION FILED une. 111.1906

4 PATENTED JAN,21, 1908. A. E. OSTRANDER.

PASSENGER UAR.

AFPLIGAMON rILBD DEo.12,1906.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5 Edel' s 1"* unrrnp srarns terreur ersten ALLEN E.OSTRANDER,. OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AMERCAN CAR FOUNDRYOOHPANY, OF ST. LOUS, MISSOURI, A. CORFORTION OF 'NEW JERSEY.

PASSENGER-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented aan. 2i, ieoa.

Application lef. December 1.2. 1906. @arial No. 347474;

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Beit known that I, ALLEN E. OsTRANDER,

V a citizen of the United States, residing at forming part of this speci'.cation, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of apassenger car constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is across sectional view through the car showing the connection between theside osts and roof sheets; Fig. 3 is a detail vertice` section takenthrough one of the windows, Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view online 4.-4 of Fig. Silooking in the' directioii indicated by the arrows;Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view on line 5-4-5 of Fig. 3 looking inthe direction indicated; Fig. 5a is a modification showing a differentmethod of a plying splice plates to lower sheathing p ates; Fig. 6 is adetail pers ective view of the side post and Window gui e construction;Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail vertical section taken through one of theventilators, showing deck construction; Fig. S is a' transverse sectionon line 8-8 of Fig. 7; Fig. 9 isa transverse sectional view through theupper deck; Fig, Qa is a modification showing separate carliiies; andFig. 10 is a perspective view of a modified form of side post,

This inventionv relates to passenger cars and has for its object toprovide a steel passenger car in which no wooden furiing is used.

@ther desirable features of my car will be and to the lower side sillwhich may consist of an angle to which the lower ends of the side postsare secured, a member 4 being connected to the upper edges of the plates3 and to the side posts so as to producea plate girder construction.Thisineinber, as herein shown, may be u. rolled bulb bar which extendslongitudinally of the car and if desired,

. .said member may be strengthened by a reinforcing bar arranged inrecesses in the side wall posts. The posts 1 are arranged in pairs andmay be eitherl Z-shaped in cross section or approximately Z-shaped, asshown in Fig. 4 w erein the web that connects the two flanges consistsof an inclined portion 5 and a straight portion 6 which is disposed atright angles to the flanges, this latter construction being thepreferred form. WVindows are arranged between the pairs of oste, andbetween the belt rail and letter-board. -Each pair of posts is incasedby a pier' cover 7 which preferably consists of a channel-shaped pressedmetal member that is riveted to the outer flanges of the posts. At thepoints where the side plates 3 are spliced, splice plates 8 are used,said splice plates being arranged over the abutting edges of the plates3 and being secured thereto by iivets,as shown in detail in Fig.v 5. Ifdesired, however, the ends of the lates 3 can terminate at the inneredges of t e outer flanges of the l posts 1, a wide splice late beingsecured to the outer flanges of tfie posts by the same rivets whichsecure the side plates 3 to the posts, as shown in Fig. 5'.

The window sashes 9 are preferably of metal and the sills for saidwindow sashes are flanges 11 which engage the inside faces of These' thelower rails oi the window sashes. plates may either be formed iii long`lengths of from sixteen to twenty' feet so that each plate will extendfor a distance of several windows, or they may be formed in shortlengths so that they will extend between the side posts. At the pointswhere the side posts ass through said plates, the plates yare provi edwith upwardly projecting flanges, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3,which are telescoped inside of the lower ends of the pier covers,thereby producing a water-tight con struction,I these. flanges eitherbeing formed integral with the plates or as separate pieces` window sashare arhe outside window tening devices'14, as shown in Fig. The piecethat .forms 'the inside Window stop and curtain guide 13 is providedwith a flange 15 that is interposed between the inwardly ex v. the upperedge tending flange 16 on the outsidestop andthe flange ol the piercover 7, thereby securing one edge of said piece in. place, and at itsother edge is a channel-shaped part 17 that is arranged inside oi thecar. An inside sheathing plate or finishing betten 18 is connected tothe inner flanges or' each pair of osts by bolts 19 and jain. nuts 20and these bolts extend through the channel-sha ed part 17 oi the piecewhich forms the windbw guide and curtain stop, cap nuts .21 beingthreaded on the ends of said bolts to completely cover thei'n and securesaid piece in place. v

The inside sheathing wainscot below the belt rail consists of )lates 22that are connected to the inner 'langes ol the side posts by bolts 23and .nuts 124i which also secure the splice plates 25 at the pointswhere the plates 22 are spliced, jam nuts 26 being threaded on the bolts23 between the flanges oi" the posts and the plates 22', as shown inFig. 5. At the upper edge of the wainscot is a longitudinally extendingmetal sash. capping 27 pieces' of angles 28 they are connected. Theouter )edge of this sash capping .rests on the flange l 1 of plate 10and attire inner edge of said capping isa downwardly extending flange 29through which bolts 30 extend. Nuts 31 on said"k bolts clamp the flange29 to the angles 23 and the projecting ends of, said bolts extendthrough the inside sheathing lates or wain scot, ca nu ts32 being three.ed on the ends of said olts to clamp said sheathing plates against ashoulder on the capping.

The letter-board 33 is riveted to the side plate angle 2 and thesub-letter-board 34 is riveted to the lower edge of the letter-board 33and to the side posts, a filler 35 being in terposed between thesub-letter-board and side iosts. Secured to the lower edge of thesubettenboard is ailmeniber 36 that acts as an upper guide for th windowsashes, and at of the letter-board 33 -is a 2- sha ed ineinberl? towhich the lower edges of t '1e .lower decir. roofing sheets are secured.

Fastened to the side posts just above the windows and adjacent to theside plate angle 2 are clips 38 which carry vertically disposed angles39, these clips' being substantially Z-shaped, shown in Fig. l and beingconnected to the inner ilanges oi the side posts. The .interior linishplates LL() above the windows are connected to the clips and to theangles carried thereby, by ineens of bolts /li and cap nuts, jain nuts42 being interposed between said Alhiisliing plates and the members towhich they are connected, said clips also having the iee't Li3 oi thebasket is preferably a car: with bshaped flanges, as described, l`can...

ing battons 441: are secured to the angles 39 on the side posts bybolts, jam nuts, and cap nuts.

Extending longitudinally of the car along the upper edge of the insideinish plate is a hollow metal ymolding 45 provided at `its lower edgewith a shoulder against which the upper edge of the inside finish platesabut, and with a llange 46 through which the bolts extend that hold saidplates in position, the fl ange of the molding being lirrnly clamped tothe clips by jam nuts 47, as shown in Fig 4. At the lower edges of theinside finish plates is a longitudinally extending curtain box molding4S, said molding being provided on its upper edge with a shoulder` andiiange similar to those on the lower edge of the molding 45 and securedin' position in the The lower edge of the curtain box molding is securedbybolts, jarnsnuts, and cap nuts, to an angle 49 which extendslongitudinally of the car and is fastened to the side posts 1. Thiscurtain box molding is Apreferably provided with a slot for the boltwhich secures the molding 4:5 and insidenish plates in place, so that ifit becomes necessary to remove the curtain the curtain box molding canbe taken'down without disturbing the basket racks or finish plate bysimply removing the cap nuts and bolts which lasten said curtainv boxmolding in place.

The root sheetsy 50 of 'the upper deck 'extend transversely of thecar,and each sheet provided duits edges 'with L- f shaped -flanges 51 whichtalreithe place of upper deckv carlines, cover ,plates l52 beinglsecuredto the roofsheets y rivets; side ceiling plates 53 sheets Abybolts 54 and 4jam nuts 55, said bolts extending through finishingmoldings 56 which are heldlin place by cap nuts' 57 that completelycover the ends of the bolts and are referably of sorne ornainentaldesign.

l hile the construction just described.

racks connected thereto.. flhe inside i'inishi The in- 'I are secured tothe laterally projecting legs of the ilanges on the roof forms a veryefficient roof, a side wall or a floor could be formed in practicallythe same manner and therefore l do.- not wish it to be understood thatmy novel construction is limited to a car roof simply because I haveherein'illustrated it as formi g the roof of llnstead of providingliejroof sheets use Z-shaped carlines 51a to which the edges of' saidsheets are secured, as shown in Fig. Qn. The lower decir sheets 58 arealso preferably provided with l.shaped 1llanges which take the place olcarlines and the outside correr plates 59 and 'inside ceiling plates and'finishing moldings are secured in place in the saine manner asdescribed. lin connection with the upper deck. The lianges of the lowerdeck sheets are secured to the horizontal leg of the side plate angle?by means of connecting brackets 60 which nia be castings or ressed metalmembers, and-t en A side longitudinally Aexten ing molding 45 isconnected to the lower ed e of the ceiling.

.to the ilcnges of the lower deck roof sheets, the

fastening devices passing throu h the webs .of said posts and thedownward yextending legs' of the flanges on the roof sheets.

The ventilator frames 64 in which the saches of the deck windows aremounted, are

of pressed metal and each of said frames is provided with an outer flane 65l that is riveted tc the outer flanges of t e deck posts,

the outside finishing battens 66 also being secured by the saine rivets.The sill for the side deck consists ofA a continuous plate 67 extendinlongitudinally of the car and being: so former that it incases thecorner formed v by the junction of the clear story and lower deck, asshown in Fig. 7, said plate being fastened to the deck posts and to theflanges 'of the lower deck sheets which act as carliiies.

The inside finishing plate of the deck piers is connected to the innerflanges ol the deck nests and to the inner {lang-es 69 of the renti-`litter' iaines,l and at its lower edge is connected to the upper decksill plate 70 which is anged and connected to a llange 7l on the decksill plate by bolts 72 and jam nuts 73. A metal niolding 7 4Q isconnected at its upper edge tothe upper deck sill plate 70 and totheinner flanges ofthe ventilator frames, and the lower edge ofsaidinolding is ,securedbT cap nuts 75 on the ends of the bolts 72 whichproject through said molding.

` Extending longitudinally of the car at the junction of the side deckand upperdeck is another nietal molding 76 connected at its loweredge tol,the inner flanges of the deck posts and to the flanges olEtlierentilator rallies, the upper edge ol said molding being constructedto iorni a slotwiiicli receives the ceiling plates :33 of the upper deckA longitudinally extending Z shaped member 77 is connected to thelaterally extending'legs of the flanges on the upper deck roof sheets,and. an eaves angle 78 is secured to the `outer ilange ol' said member77 and to the projecting ends of the roof plates. outer flanges at theupper edges olt the ventilator fraineskarc connected to the downwardlyextending llanec ol the member 77 Aand the outer flanges at the loweredges ol said voulilator frames are riveted to opstanding [langes on thelower deck plates, as shown in Fig. 7. Having thus described tlinvention, what is clain'xed as new and desired to bo secured by LettersPatent is:

1. In a passenger car construction., a pluper edge o the in- Theopenings between the flanges lofthe plates;

substantially as described. y 80 3. in 'a passenger car construction,aplu'l rality of plates i rovided on their edges vithy inwardlyext-suing L-sha ed flanges-Which stillen said plates, said p ates beingso- 'ai'- `ranged that there are spaces between ythe flanges thereof,outside finishing battons se# cured to said plates, and inside finishingbat*- tens secured to the inner legs of the flanges of the plates;substantialhT as described.'

4. A passenger car comprising side wallsand a' roof iii which the upperand lower decks consist of plates provided "at their. edges withinwardly' extending'stitl'eningy flanges, 'cover plates located at thepoints` Where said plates join, and side deck postsf connectedl to theflanges of the .upper and lower1` deck plates; substantially.asdes*Yscribed. v I 1 5. A passenger car hsving a roof `in which the upper andlower decks consist of platesrloo 'provided at their edgesl withinwardlyein. tending stillening flanges,z cover'plateslo-.if cated atlthe points where said pl.atcs-join,f; side deck posts connected to theflanges ot the upper and. lower deck plates, iinishing'lwij bat-tensconnected to said sid'e dcckfposts,I and Ventilator frames secured tosaid posts; substantially as described. y

6. ln a passenger car construction, Valpine; redit)r of members arrangedadjacent each 11.9 other and forming part ol. the frame-work ojtthe car,pistes connected to said ineinbe by bolts and nuts, e cover platercstingon the top faces of said nuts and having the bolts 7. ln apassenger car construction a .pjlu ralityv of flanged members arrangedadjacenty cach other, a plate connected to the llangeoi each mem'ber bya bolt and nut, :i cover member arranged over the meeting ends of saidplates and provided with openings to ifeceive said bolts. and cap nutscovering the` ends ol' said bolts und securing the (,:ovei ineinbcr inposition; substantialljy' de` scribed. 2 130 8. A passenger car having'a roof consisting of a plurality of transversely 'extending lates,outside cover plates arranged at the ,iunction of said plates andriveted thereto, inwardly extending L-shaped members at the edges ofsaid plates, ceiling sheets connected to the laterally extending legs ofsaid members, and an inside finishing piece covering .the meeting edgesof said ceiling sheets; substantially as described.

9. A passenger car havin a roof consisting of upper and lower dec sformed from plates that are provided at their edges with inwardlyextending L-shaped flanges,'fianged side deck posts arranged in pairsand secured to the flanges of the u .er and lower deck plates, insideand outsi e finisliin battens connected to said posts, and metaventilator frames provided with outside flanges that are connected tothe side "deck posts and to the lower deck plates; substantially asdescribed.

f 10. Afcar having a roof consisting of an upper and lower deck, sidedeck posts se- 'cured to the upper and lower decks, ventilator framessecured to said deck posts, an eaves angle forming part of the upperdeck, and a ilanged member .extending longitudinally of the' car andhaving said eaves angle and ventilator frames connected thereto;substantially as described.i

11. A passenger car having a .roof consisting of an upper deck providedwith an eaves -angle' and a longitudinally extending Z- shapedv memberto which said angle is connected, side. deck posts, ramesfsecured tesaid posts and provided with flangeswhich are connected to said Z-shapedmember; substantially as described.

12. A passenger car having a roof consisting of an upper deck providedwith an inside ceiling plate, side deckposts, a hollow metal moldingconnected to said osts and provided with aslot to receive t e ceilingplate of' the upper deck; substantially as described. u;

13. A passenger car having a roof consisting of upperand-lower decks andside decks,

va longitudinally, extending plate covering the corner formed by the'junction of the.

lower deck and side deck, an inside finishing plate forming part of theside deck and connected to said longitudinally extending plate,

and a molding covering the point where said members are joined;substantially as dey scribed.

14.- A passenger car having a roof consisting of a lower deck and sidedeck,l an inside finishing plate forming part of the side deck andprovided lat its lower edge with a flange, a longitudinally extendingside deck sill plate provided with a flange, bolts connecting ltheflanges of said plates together, and ya hollow metal molding seandventilator i sub-letter-board connected to extending member sedisposedargles, inside finish cured at its upper edge to theside deck, the loweredge of `said molding being held in place by cap screws on the boltsvwhich conneet said flanges together; substantially as described..

15. A car having a root` comprising an upper and lower deck,Z-shaped'deck posts connected to said lupper and ,lower deck, metallicventilator frames provided withinner and outer flanges which areconnected to thellanges of the side posts, finishing .battens `connected'tir-f the outer flanges of said posts and frames, and an insidemetallic finishing plate connected to the inner flanges ol' said ostsand frames; subtantially as describe l 16. A passenger car having adecked roof in which the lower deck is formed from plates that areprovided on their edges with in- Jwardly extending L-shaped flangestliatpona' longitudinally extendineangle forming the side plate of thecarfan brackets connected vto said-angle and to'the flanges on the lowerdeck plates; substantially as described.

stitute carlines,

17. A car comprising side postsv having a side plate angle connected totheir upper ends, a letter-board connected to said angle and sidevpro'ect eyond/ the letter-board, Z- aped member extending longitudinallyof the car and connected to the' rejecting osts, lower deck roof plateswhichf and aends of the roof plates and to tie letteras described.

osts, window side posts, 'a the side posts,

board; substantiall 18.,A car com rising side sashes arranged etween saiand a longitudinally cured to the lower edge of said sub-letterboard andbearing against the to rails of the windows ashes substantially asesciibed.4

' .19. A car comprising side posts, window sashes arranged between saidvposts, ver--v tically disposedvmernbers connected to the side postsabove the windows and extending inside of the car, and inside finishlates fastened to said members; substantia ly as described. l

20. A car comprising side posts, window sashes arranged betweensaldgposts, ver-- tically disposed members connected to 4the side postsabove the windows andextending inside of the car, inside finish platesfastene to said members, hollow metal moldings ex- 'i tendinglongitudinally of the car at the upper and lower edges of said finishingplates, and

removable fastening devices connecting said moldings to the verticallydisposed members; substantially as described.

21. A car comprising side posts arranged in pairs, windows locatedbetween said pairs of posts, devices 'c nnected to said posts above thewindows or supporting vertically lates connected by bolts and nuts tosaid angles, a

Substantially as described.

and cap nuts covering the ends of said .bo

2o"- necte 35 operatin aware.; y ci 7 iinishinghatten mounted on theprojecting" y ends ot the bolts yat each pair of oste, and cap nutscovering the ends of sai bolts for securing the iinishing batteri inposition;

' 22. A car comprising side posts having inwardly projecting membersconnected to .the upper ends thereof, longitudinally extending ho owmetal moldings connected to sai 10 members by' bolts andv nuts, theb'olts extendin through vertically disposed flanges on sai moldings,inside finish plates mounted on the projecting ends ot said boltshandbearing against shoulders on said moldings,

ts tofsccure the finish plates in position.; subi stantially asdescribed.`

23. A assenger cai' comprising side posts havin a ongitudinallyextending angle conto the inner faces thereoiabo'e the "side WallWindows, and a lon tudinally extending metal moldin secure tosaid angle;substantially as descri ed.

24. A car comprising-a side Wall post, a

metallic member connected to said post to form a window stop, saidmember being provided with a flange, and a-'coperating me- 'ta-llicWindow stop havinf a portion which extends underneath the iiange of thestop first-referred t substantially as described.

25. AV car comprising a side post having a 'channel-sha ed metallicmember connected thereto to orm a Window stop, a lange on one of thelegs of said member, and a co ff pressed met-al stop provided with aiiange which extends underneath the iiange on said member;substantiallyas described.

Q6. A car comprising a side post provided with inner and outer flanges,a metallic out- '40 side window stop connected to the Web of said postand provided with an inwardly extending flange, a sheet metal Windowstop and curtain guide connected to the inner.

flange of the side post, and a flange on said i5 sheetv instal stopwhich extends underneath the flange on the-outside stop substantially asdescribed.

27.' A car comprising a side post having an inside sheathing lateconnected thereto v a boltand nut, a s eet metal curtain guide arrangedparallel to the side posts and provided with an opening to receive thepro-A le'c'ting end of said bolt, and a cap nut covering the end .ofsaid bolt; substantially as described.

28. A car comprising a side post, :in inside sheathing plate connectedto said post by bolts and nuts, a sheet metal curtain guide providedwith a channel-shaped portion which incassa said nuts, said portionbeing provided with openings to receive the projecting ends of saidbolts, and cap nuts covering the ends of said bolts; substantially asdescribed.

thereto, a longitudinall thereto, a longitudinall flange; substantie 29.Apassengercar comprising side posts having outside Asheathing platesconnected 'extending plate forming a sill for the Win 0W sash, a ilangeat the inner ed e of said plate to engage the inside face of t e lowerrail of the Window sash, and an u wardly projecting ilange on said plateat t e oint where the side posts ass through the p ate; substantially asdescri ed.

30. A passenger car comprising side posts having outside sheathingplates connected extending late forming sills for the Win ow sashes, aange at the inner edge of said plate to engage the inside faces of thelower rails of the window saslies, anda plate arranged on the inside of2 the carto form an arm-rest and bearing at its o-uter ed e upon saidflange; substantially as described.

31. A car comprising side post-s having outside sheathing platesconnected thereto, a belt rail member connected to said osts, alongitudinally extendin plate incasing said belt railmember andi'zorining sills for the saslies of the side wall windows, an upwardly'projecting flange at the inner edge of said plate .adapted to engage theinside faces of the lower rails of the Window sashes, and an inside armrest plate bearing upon said ly as described.

32. A car comprising side osts having inside and outside sheathing atesconnected thereto, longitudinally extending` lates at the upper ed e ofthe outside eathing which form sil s for the window sashes,'said platesbeing provided at their inner edges with upwardly projecting flangesthat engage the inside faces of the lo'wei rails ofthe Window' sashes,and a sash capping formed by a metal plate that runs along the upperedge of the inside sheathing across a number ot Window openings andhaving its outer edge ortion resting upon the'upwardly projectingflanges of said longitudinally extending plates; substantially asdescribed..

332A car comprising side posts having angles connected to the innersides thereof, a metal sash capping resting on said angles and rovidedat its lower edge with a flange, a

oltand nut tor securing said ilange to said angles, an inside sheathingplate provided with an opening to receive the projecting end of saidbolt, and a cap nut covering the end of said bolt; substantially' asdescribed.

34. A passenger car comprising side posts, a plate girder side, a plateextending iin,

members: 01* eportio of 'their length 'being signature inthe 'resence of'two Witnesses, disposed et right angles to the outer anges this 20thday of ovembe' i906.

thereof and channel-shaped ier covers 1n 1 K casing the outer flangesand t 1e straight por- SALEN E QSTRAN DER' tions of the Webs of saidmembers; sub /Vitnesses;

. stantialy es described. EDW. D. HILLMAN,

In. testimony whexjeof I heeunte s'vx my Roer. G, JEFFREY: 1

